Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-20
The Rain-storIn.


The Rain-storm.
REDWOOD CITY, January 19th.-Yes terday
was windy and cloudy, lightshowels falling
at intervals during the day. at II o'clock
last night rain began falling and continued
through the night. The rain is not over
yet.
RUTHERFORD, January 19ih.-The rain
fall for the last twenty-four hours IS Las
inches; for the season, 6,97 inches. against
81 81 to date last season.
HuENEME, January 19th-It commenced
raining here at 10 A. NJ, and there IS every
indication of continuance.
PoRT HARTFORD, January 19th.-It COM
menced raining here at $50 this morning,
and continued until II o'clock. The indi-
cations are that we will have more this
evening, and plenty of it. Farmers ere
jubilant.
VACAvILLE, January 19th.-Rainfall, LILO
I inches for the season, 81 inches.
SUIsUN, January 19th.-Half an inch of
rain fell here last night, making 2.94 inches
for the season, with a prospect OF more rain
| tonight.
LODI, January 19th.-Good rain fell here
last night. 1t is showery to-day. The wind
is south tonight, indicating more rain.
PErALuMA, January 19th.-It rained most
of last night. accom- panied by high wind.
To-day .95 of an inch fell. There are pros
poets of rain tonight.
| DAGGErr. January 19th.-Heavy showers
fell to-day along the San Bernardino ra' &c
of mountains. The prospects are good tor
heavy rain.
ANDERSON, January 10 h.-Sixty hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell last night.
PRINCETON, January 19th-Half an inch
of rain fell last night To-day the weather
is clear and the barometer rising.
G1LRoY, January 19th.-Nearly an inch
of rain fell last night, and there are fair
prospects for more. Farmers are Jubilant
and crops promise well.
TuLARE, January 19th.-It commenced
raining at o'clock this morning and show
cred all day. Half an inch has fallen, and
the prospects are good for more. 1t came
in the nick of time Flowing had nearly
stopped, but will be resumed. Everybody
wears a broad grin to-day.
FOREST Cry, January 19th.-We have
had rain and snow since l o'clock this
morning. Six inches of snow fell here, and
about foot and half on the ridge. The
miners are delighted over the prospects OF
a good water season.
PLAcERvILLE, January 19th.-A warm,
gentle rain commenced falling here yester-
day afternoon, and up to this morning 1.50
inches had fallen. To-day has been cold
and foggy, but tonight the indications are
for more rain.
HAYFoRD. January 10TH Yesterday
morning strong south wind was blowing
which continued up till this morning,
when it commenced to rain, continuing in
termittingly until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The wind is now northwest. with an indi-
cation of clearing up. During the storm
81 of an inch fell, making total Tor the
season of 19S inches.
DELANo, January 19th.-Rain began to
fall at noon. The prospect for heavy
rainfall is good.
HoLLIsTER, January 19th.-It commenced
raining this morning, and go of an
inch fell. The weather was threat
ening during the day, but is clear this even
ing. The prospects are much more favora-
bic for the crops.
BAKERSFIELD, January 19th.-There was
nice warm rain here to-day. a
SAN BERNARDINo, January 19th.-Rain
commenced this evening at o'clock, and
there is a good indication for steady
nights rain.
SAN Francisco. January 19sh.-A little
over tbree-quarters of an inch of rain has
fallen at this point during the last twenty
four hours.
The Indications Encouraging.
SAN FRANCISCO, January l9th.-The indi-
cations for the "a hours commencing at
A. NJ. on January Goth, are: For California,
light rain.
Step in the Right Direction.
SAN Francisco, January 19th.-There is
a movement on foot 10 establish an office
of the Central and Northern California I'm
migration Agency at Los Angeles. 1t is
estimated that at least two-thirds of those
coming there from the East to make in
vestments return home disguised with the
high prices, and with the misrepresenta-
tons made of opportunities for fortune
making. 1t is proposed to reach this over
flow by means of the agency to be estab
| lished there, and by showing that all the
benefits promised by Southern California
can be actually and fully realized in this
| portion of the State, with our equable eli
| mate. superior opportunities for fruit grow
| ing, and cheap lands. The arrangements
| for establishing the Agency are already
well under way, and will, without doubt,
be speedily perfected.
Railroad Agent Appointed.
SAN Francisco, January 19th.-G. w.
Railion, late agent of the Southern Pacific
| Railroad at Yuma, has been appointed
| Freight and Passenger Agent of the Allan
| tic and Pacific at Sacramento.
y Brutal Husband Jailed.
SANTA Rosa, January 19th-Alexander
Downey, the wife-beater was to-day SEN
fenced to sixty days in jail. This is the
| second case Of the same kind here in two
| months In the first case the injured wife
reported her husband as being very aggra-
waiting in demeanor. The case was dis
| missed. In the second case the lord of
creation went home beastly drunk and
acted like brute, beating and kicking his
! inoflensiye wife shameiully.
The Chico Water scheme.
CHICO, January 19th.-At their meeting
| held last evening 10 canvass the votes cast
at the recent special election, to decide
whether or not the water from the noun
tains should be brought into this city, the
Town Trustees declared the proposition de-
feated rs IL had nor received the necessary